wp_defer_comment_counting( bool $defer = null ): bool

Determines whether to defer comment counting.

Description

When setting $defer to true, all post comment counts will not be updated until $defer is set to false. When $defer is set to false, then all previously deferred updated post comment counts will then be automatically updated without having to call wp_update_comment_count() after.

Parameters

$deferbooloptional

Default:null

Return

bool

Source

function wp_defer_comment_counting( $defer = null ) {
	static $_defer = false;

	if ( is_bool( $defer ) ) {
		$_defer = $defer;
		// Flush any deferred counts.
		if ( ! $defer ) {
			wp_update_comment_count( null, true );
		}
	}

	return $_defer;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.5.0Introduced.

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